Reading with Style discussion

10.3 Cyberpunk! The Big Sleep


+10 Task
+ 5 Combo (10.8 Australia's Popular Penguins)
+ 5 Series (Philip Marlowe)
+ 5 Oldies (pub 1939)

Task Total = 25

Grand Total = 325

Task 15.6 Romance or Horror

Horror: 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill

(Won the Bram Stoker Award given by the Horror Writers Association)

+15 Task

This completes my Spring Cleaning as well, so

+150 Bonus

Grand total: 420

15.5 Supernatural

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

+15 Task

Grand Total: 330

10.8 Australia's Popular Penguins
The Chrysalids by John Wyndham

+10 pts - Task
+5 Pts - Combo (10.3 Cyberpunk)
+5 pts - Oldies (first pub in 1955)

20 Pts - Task Total
810 pts - Grand Total

Task 10.9: Pi Day

I read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

task: +10

RwS total: 180

10.9 Pi Day

Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy

+10 Task
+5 Combo (20.3 Iambic Pentameter)
+5 Series (Scarlet Pimpernel)
+10 Oldies (1929)

Task Total: 30

10.2 Women's History Month

Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor

+10 Task
+10 Canon
+5 Oldies

Task Total: 25

10.6 Lab Lit

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

+10 Task
+25 Jumbo (1186)

Task Total: 35

20.3 Iambic Pentameter

The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman

+20 Task
+5 Combo (20.9 Peace Corps - Albania)
+5 Series (Mrs. Pollifax)
+5 Oldies (1966)

Task Total: 35

Grand Total: 455

Tobey wrote: "Erin wrote: "ERIN C.

15.3 Fantasy

Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie

+15 Task

Erin, how did you like this one? I read the first but it didn't do it for me ..."

Geez, sorry it took so long for me to get back to you! I liked it...though if you didn't like the first one, this one won't redeem the series. It was definitely a "middle" book, not resolving to much, and setting up the last book. The strangely unlikeable characters have grown on me now.

Not sure where to put this, but I just wanted to double-check my readerboard score with Krista. As of post 373, I have 305 points in my records, but I only have 290 point on the readerboard. Just checking to see if I missed some points that didn't qualify. Thanks!

I was wondering could I count gods/goddesses as supernatural?

Task 10.3 Cyberpunk Halo by Tom Maddox

Task points 10
Total points 255

Task 20.3 Iambic In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith

Task points 20
+10 Combo (20.9 Botswana, 20.1 Alliteration - Company cheerful)
+5 Series (#6 of No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series)

Task total 35
Total points 290


Spring cleaning
Task 15.8 Biography Rudyard Kipling by Kingsley Amis

Task points 15
+5 pre-1980 (1975)

Task total 20
Total points 310

I completed Spring Cleaning 15.5 Supernatural "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan. I hope gods/goddesses qualify.

Task Points: 15
Style: 0
Grand Total: 360

Erin wrote: "Not sure where to put this, but I just wanted to double-check my readerboard score with Krista. As of post 373, I have 305 points in my records, but I only have 290 point on the readerboard. Just..."

Sorry about that, spreadsheet error. You are now on the readerboard with the correct grand total of 305.

10.3 Cyberpunk
Neuromancer

+ 10 Task
+ 5 Oldies (1984)
Task Total = 15 points

Grand Total = 285 points

10.7 Scrabble (PAWN)

Writing a Novel and Getting Published by Nigel Watts

Task points = 10
Bonus points = 5 (combo 20.3)
Total task points = 15
Total challenge points = 145

Task 20.5: Epic Poetry

I read The Song of Roland

+20: task
+15: Oldie-pub 1170
+35: task total

RwS total: 215

Camille wrote: "Task 20.5: Epic Poetry

I read The Song of Roland

+20: task
+15: Oldie-pub 1170
+35: task total

RwS total: 215"

+5 combo points (20.6 pre-20th century poetry)

Liz M wrote: "Camille wrote: "Task 20.5: Epic Poetry

I read The Song of Roland

+20: task
+15: Oldie-pub 1170
+35: task total

RwS total: 215"

+5 combo points (20.6 pre-20th century poetry)"

would it also be +5 for combo: penguin??

20.1 Alliteration

Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs

+20 task
+5 Series (Temperance Brennan)

Task total= 25
Grand total= 60

Spring Cleaning
15.4 Historical Fiction
Katherine

+ 15 Task
+ 5 Oldies (1954)
+ 5 Jumbo (575 pages)

Task total = 25 points

Grand Total = 310 points

READERBOARD NAME: Rachel OH

I completed...

10.10 Group Read

A Game of Thrones

+10 Task
+5 Series (#1 in A Song of Ice and Fire series)
+5 Jumbo

Task Total= 20
TOTAL POINTS=245

awesome! How did you like it Rachel?

Hi! I'd like to switch one of my books. In post 0392 I claimed A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle for Task 15.9 - Memoir. I would like to switch it to:

Task 10.8 - Coralie's 2nd Place Task
Read a book from the list of Australia's Popular Penguins.
A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
(It's the last book in the list, alpha by title).

Now I have a place for this memoir I picked up at the library sale today :0)

Grand Total: 330 - 15 + 10 = 325

Denae wrote: "20.10 Sam's Task

The Lost Books of the Odyssey: A Novel by Zachary Mason

+20 Task..."

Unfortunately, that book qualifies for 10.7 Scrabble & cannot be used for 20.10.

Rachelccameron wrote: "20.2 Rhymes

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella by Stephenie Meyer..."

+10 series points

Karen GHHS wrote: "....and I'm finished with Spring Cleaning!..."

WooHoo! Congratulations on being the first to finish the sub-challenge. Feel free to come over and work on my bookshelves, they could use a good dusting....

Kazza wrote: "Task 20.6 Pre-20th Century Poetry
Everyman's Poetry by William Wordworth"

+10 canon points

Kazza wrote: "Task 20.5 Epic Poetry
Inferno by Dante Alighieri

+20 Task
+5 Combo (10.8)
+5 Series (not quite sure about this one?)
+10 Canon (not sure about this one either)
+10 15 Oldies (pub. 1313)"

Yes to series & canon points.
15 oldies points (not the 10 you posted)
+5 combo points for 20.6

As of post 497, I have your Grand total as 405 points.

Rachelccameron wrote: "10.3 Cyberpunk!
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

+10 Task
+5 Combo 10.8 Popular Penguins
+5 Combo 20.2 Rhymes
+10 Canon
+15 Oldies - 1818 published..."

+5 combo 10.6

Kate, I added 10 combo points to your score for this book, as well.

10.1 Reduce Reuse Recycle

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

Winter Challenge Task 10.6: Noel Noel

+10 Task
+10 Series (#4 twilight)
+10 Jumbo - my copy= 754 pgs.

Task Total: 30

10.5 I'm Tellin

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

+10 Task

Post Total: 40
Grand Total: 645

Task 15.6: Romance OR Horror
I chose ROMANCE!!

I read A Touch of Greek by Tina Folsom

task: +15
Rws total: 235 (I think LOL)

Coralie wrote: "10.3 Cyberpunk
Neuromancer

+ 10 Task
+ 5 Oldies (1984)
Task Total = 15 points

Grand Total = 285 points "

+5 series points (Sprawl trilogy)

Camille wrote: "would it also be +5 for combo: penguin??..."

No, the books for 10.8 popular penguin must be included on this list

But I did miss that The Song of Roland is on Blooms Western Canon for an additional 10 points.

It's about time I checked in with a completed tasks post. Sorry Liz, this is kind of a long one. (But for me, it's a 'wa-hoo', because I'm finally getting these books read, AND posted.)

RwS - Task 10.6 Lab Lit: The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley (That Flavia is quite the chemist for one so young.)
+10 Task
+10 Series (#2 Flavia de Luce & 2nd series book read this challenge)
Task Total = 20

Spring Cleaning:
Task 15.1 Mystery/Thriller:
The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon
I received an ARC copy of this book to review for a book review website. I have to say, I LOVED this book!
+15 Task
Task Total = 15

15.2 Science Fiction: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
+15 Task
+ 5 Oldies (Publ 1979)
Task Total = 20

15.3 Fantasy: The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
+15 Task
+ 5 Oldies
Task Toal = 20

RwS Task 20.5 Epic Poetry: Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Unknown (New translation by Seamus Heaney)
I listened to the audio version read by Seamus Heaney. I think I got much more out of it this way than I would have from just reading it. He really brought the stories to life.
+20 Task
+ 5 Combo (20.6 Pre 20th Century Poetry)
+10 Canon
+15 Oldies (850)
Task Total = 50

Task 20.7 Post 19th Centry Poetry:
Original Fire: Selected and New Poems by Louise Erdrich
I'm hoping to have time to read Erdich's The Master Butchers Singing Club for Task 20.4, so I thought I'd delve a little deeper and read some of her poetry this challenge too.
+20 Task
Task Total = 20

Task 20.10: Sam's Choice, Potent Potables: The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
+20 Task
Task Total = 20

140 = Starting Score
160 = New Points added in this message

305 = New Grand Total

Deedee wrote: "Hi! I'd like to switch one of my books. In post 0392 I claimed A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle for Task 15.9 - Memoir. I would like to switch it to:

Task 10.8 - ..."

Done.

Rachelccameron wrote: "10.1 Reduce Reuse Recycle
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

Winter Challenge Task 10.6: Noel Noel

+10 Task
+10 Series (#4 twilight)
+10 Jumbo - my copy= 754 pgs.

T..."

This is the 3rd Twilight book you have read for different tasks. +15 series points.

Krista wrote: "It's about time I checked in with a completed tasks post. Sorry Liz, this is kind of a long one...."

The length of the post is not a problem, but posting while I'm in the middle of tallying & posting corrections means I almost skipped your post. Again. :p

Liz M wrote: "Krista wrote: "It's about time I checked in with a completed tasks post. Sorry Liz, this is kind of a long one...."

The length of the post is not a problem, but posting while I'm in the middle of..."

Are you trying to say that I have great timing? :-)

RwS Tasks

10.5 – I’m Tellin’

Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel

+10 Task
Task Total: 10

10.9 – Colleen’s 1st Place Task Pi Day

The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta Lexile: too new, other books by the author 770+

+10 Task
+10 Combo: 20.8 - Quotable Quotes(see below) / 20.1 Rhymes:C Melina & Marchetta
Task Points: 20

Tom, Tom, the piper's son
Stole a pig and away did run...
Nursery Rhyme: approved in help thread

from p. 234
"And in this silence he knows he's finished being the Tom of books and rhymes....Worse still, he doesn't know how to follow the piper anymore"

Points this Post: 30
Grand Total: 860

10.4 Say What

When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa by Peter Godwin

+10 Task

Grand total = 430

Task 15.9 - Memoir
I read:

The Mistress's Daughter by A.M. Homes

+ 15 Task

And

Task 20.2 - Rhymes
Read a book that meets one of the following criteria:
C) - One of the author's name rhymes with another of the author's name -
Ishiguro, Kazuo

I read:

An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro

+ 20 Task

And

Task 20.2 - Rhymes
Read a book that meets one of the following criteria:
B) - A word in the title rhymes with another word in a title
La Bella Figura

La Bella Figura: A Field Guide to the Italian Mind by Beppe Severgnini (translated by Giles Watson)

+ 20 Task

Grand Total: 325 + 15 + 20 + 20 = 380

20.10 - Sam's Choice: Potent Potables: The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle
+20 Task
Task Total: 20

Grand Total: 310

20.4 A Poet's Non-Poetry. The Age of Innocence


+20 Task
+ 5 Combo(10.2 Women's History)
+10 Canon
+10 Oldie (pub 1920)

Task Total = 45

Grand Total = 370

This is now one of my all time favorite books, perhaps even surpassing Stegner's Angle of Repose.

Spring Cleaning
Task 15.3

I read A Tale of Two Goblins by H.P. Mallory

15 Task Points

= 225 Total RWS Points

RwS Task 20.1 Alliteration
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
+20 Task
+5 Series (Mickey Haller #1)
+5 Jumbo (505 pages)

Task 20.9 Krista's Choice option C
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson
+20 Task
+5 Combo (20.2 Option B Three/Tea)

Post Total: 55
Grand Total: 880+55=935

Liz M wrote: "Camille wrote: "would it also be +5 for combo: penguin??..."

No, the books for 10.8 popular penguin must be included on this list

But I did miss that The Song of Roland is on Blooms Western Canon..."

Thanks, Liz! All those points plus the ones I just posted over the weekend (msg #530) should bring me up to TOTAL RwS: 245! woo-hoo!!

Task 10.6 Lab Lit

Mary Modern by Camille DeAngelis
The main character is a geneticist who works in a lab and has a lab in her basement. The book involves cloning.

+10 Task
+5 Combo (20.1 Alliteration)

Grand total: 445

Task 10.2 Women's History Month
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

10 task points
+ 5 combo (task 20.4 Poet's Non-Poetry)
+ 10 oldie (pub'd 1920)
+ 10 canon
task total = 35

Task 20.1 Alliteration
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

20 task points
+ 5 oldie (pub'd 1966)
+ 5 combo (task 20.10 Peace Corps - set in Jamaica and Dominica, which is part of the Eastern Caribbean)
task total = 30

total this post = 65
grand total = 220

Task 20.6 Poetry before 1900 Evangeline : A Tale of Acadia by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Task points 20
+15 Oldie (1847)
+10 Canon (assuming it would be one of the "selected poems")
+5 Combo 20.5 (epic poem)

Task total 50
Total points 360


Task 20.7 Poetry after 1900 Songs of a Sourdough and Ballads of a Cheechako by Robert W. Service

Task points 20
+10 Oldies (1907 & 1909)
+5 Combo (20.1 Alliteration Songs - Sourdough)

Task total 35
TOtal points 395

READERBOARD NAME: Rachel OH

I completed...

20.5 Epic Poetry

Paradise Lost

+20 Task
+10 Canon
+15 Oldie

Task Total=45
TOTAL POINTS=290

ERIN C.

20.1 Alliteration

Travels with a Tangerine: A Journey in the Footnotes of Ibn Battutah by Tim Mackintosh-Smith

+20 Task
+5 Combo (20.2 rhyming 'with' and 'Mackintosh-Smith')

Task Total= 25
Grand Total= 330